India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Particulars
Wireless*
Wireline
Total
Broadband Subscribers (Million)
1013.03
46.02
1059.05
Urban Telephone Subscribers (Million)
730.75
42.91
773.66
Net Addition in February 2026 (Million)
5.08
0.32
5.40
Monthly Growth Rate
0.70%
0.75%
0.70%
Rural Telephone Subscribers (Million)
542.56
5.08
547.65
Net Addition in February 2026 (Million)
1.89
0.01
1.90
Monthly Growth Rate
0.35%
0.28%
0.35%
Total Telephone Subscribers (Million)
1273.31
47.99
1321.31
Net Addition in February 2026 (Million)
6.97
0.34
7.31
Monthly Growth Rate
0.55%
0.70%
0.56%
Share of Urban Subscribers
57.39%
89.41%
58.55%
Share of Rural Subscribers
42.61%
10.59%
41.45%
Overall Tele-density@ with M2M cellular mobile connections
89.30%
3.37%
92.66%
Urban Tele-density@
142.32%
8.36%
150.68%
Rural Tele-density@
59.46%
0.56%
60.02%
Tele-density@ without M2M cellular mobile connections
80.99%
3.37%
84.36%
Segment
Subscription
Broadband Subscribers
Percentage Change
January 2026
February 2026
Wired subscribers
Fixed Wired Access
45.83
46.02
0.42%
Wireless Subscribers
Fixed Wireless Access
15.95
16.51
3.54%
Mobile Wireless Access
990.95
996.52
0.56%
Total Broadband Subscriptions
1052.72
1059.05
0.60%
S.N.
Service Provider
Subscriber base
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
519.64
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
364.14
Vodafone Idea Ltd.
129.36
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
28.70
Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.
2.38
Market Share of Top Five Broadband (Wired & Wireless) Service Providers
98.60%
S.N.
Service Provider
Subscriber base
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
14.10
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
10.54
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
4.43
Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.
2.38
Kerala Vision Broadband Ltd.
1.47
Market Share of Top Five Fixed (Wired) Access Broadband Service Providers
71.54%
S.N.
Service Provider
Subscriber base
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
505.54
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
353.61
Vodafone Idea Ltd.
129.35
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
24.26
IBus Virtual Network Services Private Limited
0.12
Market Share of Top Five Wireless (Fixed wireless & Mobile) Access Broadband Service providers
99.99%
S. No.
Type of telephone connection
No. of subscribers
Total
1.
Wireless
Consumer SIM
1,138.82
1,273.31
2.
M2M SIM
118.47
3.
FWA
16.02
4.
Wireline
47.99
5.
Total
1,321.31
S. No.
Item
No. of subscribers
1.
No. of Wireless (mobile) connections including M2M cellular mobile connections *
1257.29
2.
No. of Wireless (mobile) connections excluding M2M cellular mobile connections
1138.82
Circle
Net additions in the month of February 2026
Telephone Subscriber base at the end of February 2026
Wireline segment
Wireless* segment
Wireline segment
Wireless* segment
Circle A
199,365
2,013,324
20,445,621
426,617,715
Circle B
70,449
2,552,926
11,753,114
495,971,264
Circle C
66,905
1,993,125
3,638,627
211,275,926
Metro
-1,274
411,434
12,156,924
139,446,164
All India
335,445
6,970,809
47,994,286
1,273,311,069
Circle Category
Monthly growth rate (%) (January 2026 to February 2026)
Yearly growth rate (%) (February 2025 to February 2026)
Wireline Segment
Wireless* Segment
Wireline Segment
Wireless* Segment
Circle A
0.98%
0.47%
40.94%
8.04%
Circle B
0.60%
0.52%
15.95%
4.83%
Circle C
1.87%
0.95%
24.21%
8.79%
Metro
-0.01%
0.30%
30.25%
5.67%
All India
0.70%
0.55%
30.05%
6.63%
Service Area wise percentage of VLR Subscribers in the month of February 2026
Licensed Service Area Wise MNP Status (in million)
Zone-I
Zone-II
Service Area
Number of Porting Requests in
Service Area
Number of Porting Requests in
January-26
February-26
January-26
February-26
Delhi
0.74
0.65
Andhra Pradesh
0.68
0.60
Gujarat
1.09
0.96
Assam
0.12
0.11
Haryana
0.46
0.43
Bihar
1.44
1.32
Himachal Pradesh
0.06
0.06
Karnataka
0.62
0.55
Jammu & Kashmir
0.07
0.07
Kerala
0.25
0.21
Maharashtra
1.07
0.97
Kolkata
0.20
0.18
Mumbai
0.27
0.25
Madhya Pradesh
1.52
1.41
Punjab
0.39
0.38
North East
0.03
0.03
Rajasthan
0.90
0.79
Odisha
0.25
0.22
U.P.(East)
2.33
2.09
Tamil Nadu
0.59
0.56
U.P.(West)
1.59
1.43
West Bengal
1.32
1.19
Total
8.97
8.09
Total
7.02
6.38
Total (Zone-I + Zone-II)
15.98
14.47
Contact details in case of any clarification: -
1
Total IMSI's in HLR (A)
2
Less: (B a + b + c + d + e)
a.
Test/Service Cards
b.
Employees
c.
Stock in hand/in Distribution Channels (Active Card)
d.
Subscriber Retention period expired
e.
Service suspended pending disconnection
3
Subscribers Base (A-B)
5G-Fixed Wireless Subscribers
TSPs Name ->
Bharti Airtel
Reliance Jio
Grand Total
vTelecom Service Area
Jan-26
Feb-26
Jan-26
Feb-26
Jan-26
Feb-26
Andhra Pradesh
307,091
320,295
697,291
711,614
1,004,382
1,031,909
Assam
69,755
75,909
194,045
198,870
263,800
274,779
Bihar
162,974
179,877
675,014
694,852
837,988
874,729
Delhi
162,498
172,406
229,492
230,045
391,990
402,451
Gujarat
187,572
200,188
440,982
447,825
628,554
648,013
Haryana
87,455
93,761
228,678
235,091
316,133
328,852
Himachal Pradesh
16,551
17,967
77,368
79,259
93,919
97,226
Jammu & Kashmir
60,318
65,573
176,816
179,321
237,134
244,894
Karnataka
286,498
303,113
415,141
421,364
701,639
724,477
Kerala
63,557
67,595
185,847
189,636
249,404
257,231
Kolkata
91,655
96,732
162,495
163,902
254,150
260,634
Madhya Pradesh
151,026
163,684
558,875
573,333
709,901
737,017
Maharashtra
286,745
306,404
618,023
627,224
904,768
933,628
Mumbai
106,945
112,622
108,029
109,622
214,974
222,244
North East
37,103
39,550
87,943
90,119
125,046
129,669
Odisha
76,941
82,347
300,789
309,420
377,730
391,767
Punjab
158,232
170,756
492,904
502,984
651,136
673,740
Rajasthan
198,995
216,058
462,803
472,615
661,798
688,673
Tamil Nadu
399,648
417,219
381,330
388,299
780,978
805,518
Uttar Pradesh (East)
202,176
222,221
686,198
703,259
888,374
925,480
Uttar Pradesh (West)
153,936
165,957
528,312
541,636
682,248
707,593
West Bengal
91,766
98,910
459,229
472,145
550,995
571,055
TOTAL
3,359,437
3,589,144
8,167,604
8,342,435
11,527,041
11,931,579
Net Addition
229,707
174,831
404,538
Monthly Growth %
6.84%
2.14%
3.51%
UBR- Fixed Wireless Subscribers
TSPs Name ->
Reliance Jio
vTelecom Service Area
Jan-26
Feb-26
Andhra Pradesh
317,471
334,154
Assam
32,210
34,095
Bihar
268,491
279,543
Delhi
268,957
282,343
Gujarat
268,256
279,451
Haryana
174,604
180,379
Himachal Pradesh
10,223
10,660
Jammu & Kashmir
75,584
77,705
Karnataka
239,649
251,523
Kerala
9,456
9,897
Kolkata
172,406
181,892
Madhya Pradesh
231,866
241,754
Maharashtra
322,967
335,594
Mumbai
55,920
58,526
North East
13,570
14,341
Odisha
51,163
54,079
Punjab
229,817
238,728
Rajasthan
278,238
288,428
Tamil Nadu
165,797
173,472
Uttar Pradesh (East)
270,998
280,254
Uttar Pradesh (West)
342,087
354,486
West Bengal
119,490
124,782
TOTAL
3,919,220
4,086,086
Net Addition
166,866
Monthly Growth %
4.26%
(Wireless+
(in million)
(DSL, FTTx, Ethernet/LAN, Cable Modem, ILL)
(5G FWA, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max, Radio/UBR, Satellite)
(Handset/Dongle/M2M-based-3G, 4G, 5G)
(In million)
(In million)
(In million)
Category
the month of
the month of
Shri Akhilesh Kumar Trivedi, Advisor (NSL-II),
Wireline)
Percentage of VLR Subscribers for the Top Four Access Service Providers in the month of February 2026
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Note: Peak VLR figures in some LSAs of some of the service providers are more than their HLR figures due to a large number of inroamers.
World Trade Centre, Tower-F,
Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi - 110029
Ph: 011-20907758 (Arun Agarwal)
E-mail: advmn@trai.gov.in Pr. Advisor (NSL), TRAI
Note:
* The wireless subscriber base comprises of wireless mobile telephone subscribers (including M2M cellular mobile connections), and FWA subscribers.
@ Tele-density has been computed on the basis of the projection of population from the 'Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections for India and States 2011 - 2036', published in July 2020.
# VLR is an acronym of Visitor Location Register. The dates of peak VLR for various Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) may be different in different service areas.
Broadband Subscribers
Segment-wise Broadband Subscribers and Monthly Growth Rate in the month of February 2026
Top five Broadband (Wired & Wireless) Service providers at the end of February 2026
Service Provider-wise Market Share of Broadband (Wired & Wireless) Services at the end of February 2026
Top Five Fixed Wired Access Broadband Service providers at the end of February 2026
Top five Wireless (Fixed wireless & mobile) Access Broadband Service providers at the end of February 2026
Access Service Provider-wise Market Share of wireline Subscribers at the end of February 2026
Access Service Provider-wise Net Addition/Decline in Wireline Subscribers during the month of February 2026
Note: In the calculation of Tele-density figures, M2M cellular mobile connections have also been considered.
(A) Wireless (mobile) subscriber Base
Note: In the calculation of Tele-density figures, M2M cellular mobile connections have also been considered.
* At the end of February 2026, the private access service providers held 92.59% of the market share in terms of wireless (mobile) subscribers, whereas PSU access service providers viz. BSNL and MTNL together held a market share of 7.41%.
Access Service Provider-wise Market Shares in term of Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers at the end of February 2026
Net Addition/ Decline in Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers of Access Service Providers in the month of February 2026
Growth in Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers
Major Access Service Provider-wise Monthly Growth/ Decline Rate of Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers in the month of February 2026
Licensed Service Area (LSA)-wise Monthly Growth/ Decline rate of Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers in the month of February 2026
(B) Wireless (FWA) subscriber Base
Note: In the calculation of Tele-density figures, M2M cellular mobile connections have also been considered.
Telephone subscriber base at the end of February 2026 (in million)
* Wireless (mobile) connections Consumer SIM + M2M SIM
Overall Tele-density (LSA Wise) - At the end of February 2026
Notes: -
Circle Category-wise Net Additions in Telephone Subscribers in the Month
of February 2026
Circle Category-wise Monthly and Yearly Growth Rates in
Telephone Subscribers in the Month of February 2026
* The wireless subscriber base comprises of wireless mobile telephone subscribers (including M2M cellular mobile connections), and FWA subscribers.
Note: Circle Category-Metro includes Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
VLR Subscribers in the Wireless Segment
Home Location Register (HLR) is a central database that contains details of each mobile phone subscriber that is authorized to use the GSM core network. The HLRs store details of every SIM card issued by the service provider. Each SIM has a unique identifier called an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), which is the primary key to each HLR record. The HLR data is stored for as long as a subscriber remains with the service provider. HLR also manages the mobility of subscribers by means of updating their position in administrative areas. It sends the subscriber data to a Visitor Location Register (VLR).
Subscriber numbers reported by the service providers is the difference between the numbers of IMSI registered in service provider's HLR and sum of other figures as given below: -
Visitor Location Register (VLR) is a temporary database of the subscribers who have roamed into the particular area, which it serves. Each base station in the network is served by exactly one VLR; hence a subscriber cannot be present in more than one VLR at a time.
If subscriber is in active stage i.e. he is able to send/receive calls/SMSs he is available both in HLR and VLR. However, it may be possible that the subscriber is registered in HLR but not in VLR due to the reason that he is either switched-off or moved out of coverage area, not reachable etc. In such circumstances he will be available in HLR but not in VLR. This causes difference between subscriber number reported by the service providers based on HLR and numbers available in VLR.
The VLR subscriber data calculated here is based on active subscribers in VLR on the date of Peak subscriber number in VLR of the particular month for which the data is being collected. This data is to be taken from the switches having the purge time of not more than 72 hours.
Fixed-Wireless (5G) Subscribers Base
Annexure-V
Annexure-VI
Fixed-Wireless (UBR) Subscribers Base
*Only Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited has reported the information on the number of UBR FWA subscribers.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
